Verstappen's epic comeback fell just short, but Red Bull's turnaround has the team brimming with confidence for 2026

The 2025 Formula 1 Season has come to a close and our world champion has been crowned, even with an Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where everything came down to just 2 points.

Max Verstappen says he has "no regrets" about a season he believes was the best driving of his Formula 1 career, despite losing the 2025 world championship to Lando Norris by just two points.

Verstappen sits 12 points adrift of Norris heading into the season finale in Abu Dhabi, after winning the Qatar Grand Prix. If Verstappen, 28, wins the race and Norris finishes off the podium, he’ll tie Michael Schumacher’s record for five consecutive world championships. And complete one of the biggest comebacks in F1 history.

Lando Norris has conceded he regrets comments made about multiple Formula 1 world champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton after securing his maiden title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Briton finished third at the Yas Marina Circuit, beating Verstappen to the drivers' title by just two points after a rollercoaster season.

McLaren’s strategy played a key role in preventing Verstappen from adopting tactics reminiscent of Lewis Hamilton at Yas Marina

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No Formula 1 driver puts pressure on his rivals quite like Max Verstappen. The Red Bull star did it to Lewis Hamilton in 2021, winning his first title on the last lap of the season and preventing Hamilton from clinching a record eighth F1 title.

Norris ends Verstappen’s reign as world champion. The Red Bull star won the last four World Championships. Lewis Hamilton was the last driver not named Verstappen to pick up an F1 title, but he had a stranglehold on the sport from 2014 to 2020 with the only year he didn’t win was in 2016 (Nico Rosberg).

Max Verstappen's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix victory was not enough to stop Lando Norris securing his first world drivers' championship for McLaren.

Kelly Piquet started her 37th Birthday celebration early, attending the F1 Season finale in Abu Dhabi to support her boyfriend Max Verstappen. The Brazilian model, 37, gave followers a glimpse into her time at the event in an Instagram post from Sunday,

Max Verstappen was involved in a clash with a journalist during the post- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix press conference after it was suggested he missed out on a fifth Formula 1 world championship because of his controversial incident with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix.